A Long Walk to Water Chapters 7 - 12

What is it that most likely makes Akeer sick?

• heat stroke
• rotten food
• dirty water
• dehydaration

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What factor will most likely help Akeer recover from her sickness? 

• staying at home with family
• traveling to seek medicine
• staying in bed and resting
• traveling to the pond for water

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

How does Uncle help calm Salva's fears?

• he speaks calm and low to Salva
• he forces Salva to face the fear of lions
• he yells at Salva and explains he must act like a man
• he uses lies and laughter to convince Salva of no danger

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

What new challenge do Salva and the group face once reaching the Nile?

• lions

• artillery

• mosquitoes

• hunger and thirst

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What challenge do Nya and her mother face once Akeer is better? Choose the best answer.

• it will be hard to boil water in such small amounts

• it will be expensive to pay for clean water

• it will be impossible not to drink water

• it will be difficult for Akeer to not eat healthy food

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What challenge did the group overcome together in order to cross the Nile River?

• They all helped each other swim across 
• They all helped each other by building boats
• They all helped each other build mosquito nets
• they come together to walk across the Nile as a group

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

How does Salva's uncle help him through the Akobo desert?

• he gives him landmarks (bushes and rocks,etc) to make it to 
• he carries him on piggyback for ten steps at a time
• he tells him his family is safely across the desert
• he gives him a new pair of shoes to walk in

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

All of the following are challenges faced in the desert EXCEPT:

• worn out shoes
• thirst
• hunger 
• mosquitoes

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How does the woman in the desert help the dying men they come upon?

• she offers them food

• she offers to let them travel with them

• she offers them her shoes

• she offers them a little water

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

 What is the real reason the man gets mad in the desert by the sharing of water with dying men?

• he is only looking out for the members in his group
• the dying men are rebel soldiers and deserve no water
• the dying men are Nuer and they are Dinka
• The angry man is acting selfish in not wanting to share H2O

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1